The person being interviewed is named B. Hathaway.
He is a 50 year-old, caucassion, previously a
groungskeeper, so to say, picking up trash with
sticks in a green uniform, from Poland. His
ancestory is Russo-Jewish Caucassion. This
interview is being taken on December 27, 1938 at
356 West 123St. New York, by Jacob Stein.
Mr. Hathaway came to the United States from Poland
when he was 17 years-old, came to New York in 1905.
Since then he has lived on the lower East Side for 33
years; by himself because he is his own family. He
tought himself English and has little education.
He is medium height, gaunt, has well-shaped features,
and a ready smile.Mr. Hathaway's boss had sent him
to a "crazy house" by his boss (aka: Mike the Boss).
He was in for about a day they run tests on him,
one of the doctors said that he was President Roosevelt
right to his face. He dissagreed, "Yer a cock-eyed liar!"
he said, and they let him leave.
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I think the interviewee is guite funny. For example, the
comment he said to the doctor at the "crazy house" was
almost hysterical. I also think that because he is from a
different country he doesn't exactly know what he is
talking about.
The person being interviewed is named B. Hathaway.
He is a 50 year-old, caucassion, previously a
groungskeeper, so to say, picking up trash with
sticks in a green uniform, from Poland. His
ancestory is Russo-Jewish Caucassion. This
interview is being taken on December 27, 1938 at
356 West 123St. New York, by Jacob Stein.
Mr. Hathaway came to the United States from Poland
when he was 17 years-old, came to New York in 1905.
Since then he has lived on the lower East Side for 33
years; by himself because he is his own family. He
tought himself English and has little education.
He is medium height, gaunt, has well-shaped features,
and a ready smile.Mr. Hathaway's boss had sent him
to a "crazy house" by his boss (aka: Mike the Boss).
He was in for about a day they run tests on him,
one of the doctors said that he was President Roosevelt
right to his face. He dissagreed, "Yer a cock-eyed liar!"
he said, and they let him leave.
{No Picture Found/On Records}
I think the interviewee is guite funny. For example, the
comment he said to the doctor at the "crazy house" was
almost hysterical. I also think that because he is from a
different country he doesn't exactly know what he is
talking about.